Unit 4
Warm-up
1. climate气候
a tropical climate 热带性气候
a mild / temperate / warm / wet climate 温和/温带/ 暖和/ 潮湿的气候
political climate 政治气候
the current climate of opinion 现时的思潮，趋势
climate 和 weather
climate 指气候，指一个地区气候总的情况，如气温、降雨量等；weather 则指天气，指特定一天或某个时节的天气的具体情况，如冷暖阴晴等。
2. flood n. 洪水，水灾v. 淹没，泛滥
The river is in flood. 河水正在泛滥。
They received a flood of complaints. 他们收到大量的投诉。
The office was flooded with applications for thejob. 办公室堆满了应征工作的申请表。
3. come true 愿望、梦想等）实现，成真
The prediction seems to have come true. 这预测好像已经成为现实。
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4. affect 影响
weight可不可数
Emergency relief will be sent to the areas most affected by the hurricane. 紧急救助将会送往受飓风影响最严重的地区。
The new tax law doesn't affect me because I'm a student. 因为我还是个学生，新税法不会影响我。
5. attack vt. & n. 1)攻击；抨击
She was attacked while walking home late at night. 在深夜回家的路上她遭到袭击。Newspapers attacked the government for failing to cut taxes. 报刊抨击政府没有能削减税率。
There have been several attacks on foreigners recently. 最近发生了几起针对外国人的暴力事件。
6. crash v. & n.碰撞，撞击；撞击声
A 737 aircraft crashed near New York. 一架737飞机在纽约附近坠毁了。
The tree fell with a great crash. 这棵树“ 砰”
地一声倒在地上了。
A girl was killed yesterday in a car crash. 一个女孩在昨天的车祸中死了。
7. harm vt. & n. 损害，伤害
Too much direct sunlight will harm the plant. 太多阳光直射将伤害植物。
do harm to 伤害，损害
This won't do his career serious harm. 这不会对他的事业造成多大伤害。
do more harm than good 弊大于利
Criticizing people's work often does more harm than good.批评别人的工作往往弊多利少。
8. offer vt. & n. 提出，提供
offer sb sth / offer sth to sb
They offered him a very good job, but he turned it down. 他们给他提供了一份很好的工作，但他拒绝了。
They’ve offered us $75,000 for the house. 他们已向我们出价7.5 万美元卖这幢房子。
Thank you for your offer of help. 谢谢你提供的帮助。
I'll sell the car if I get a good offer. 如果报价好
的话，我就卖了这辆车。
9. as if 好像
He behaved as if nothing had happened. 他表现得好像什么事情也没有发生过一样。Lesson 2
10. fashion n. 时髦，时尚；（衣服、发型的）流行方式
Their music will never go out of fashion. 他们的音乐永远不会过时。
Teenage girls are very fashion conscious. 少女们都十分热衷于赶时髦。
a fashion designer 时装设计师
a fashion show 时装表演
Long hair is very much in fashion. 长头发现在很流行。
11. hang on 1)（打电话时）不挂断
If you hang on for a second, I will look for Bob and tell him you’re on the phone for him. 如果你不挂断, 我去鲍勃，告诉他你在给他打电话。
2) 稍等
Hang on a minute—I’m nearly ready. 稍等一下我就准备好了。
12. be up to somebody
a)（口）由你作主，取决于你
You can pay weekly or monthly - it's up to you.你可以按周或按月付款—这取决于你。
b) 是（某人）的职责、义务
It’s up to the travel companies to warn customers of any possible dangers. 旅
游公司有责任提醒旅客可能发生的危险。
13. get in touch取得联系
I am getting in touch with him right away. 我马上和他取得联系。
14. fancy vt.喜欢，想要
Fancy a quick drink, Michael? 想很快喝一杯吗，迈克？
fancy doing something 想做某事
Sorry, but I don't fancy going out tonight. 很抱歉，我今晚不想出去。
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15. suggest vt. to tell someone your ideas about what
they should do, where they should go etc.
suggest sth/ doing sth/ that…
They keep suggesting ways to keep my weight
down. 他们不断给我提出减肥方法的建议。
She wrote to me and suggested a meeting. 她写
信给我，建议开个会。
John suggested going together in one car. 约翰
建议大家坐同一辆汽车去。
I suggest you phone before you go round there.
我建议去那儿之前你先打个电话。
It has been suggested that the manager resign if
any more players are sold. 据建议，如果不能再卖
出球员，经理就得辞职。
have a suggestion
Let me know if you have any suggestions 如果
你有什么建议，请告知。
We’ve had several suggestions on a name for the
book. 我们已经得到好几个关于给这本书起名的
建议了。
make a suggestion
Can I make one suggestion about how we might
do this? 关于如何做此事，我能否提一个建议？
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16. locate vt.位于、坐落在⋯⋯
The three theaters are located in the center of the town. 这三家剧院位于小城中心。
Unit 5
Lesson 1
1. effect n.影响，作用；结果
have effect on
My parents' divorce had a big effect on me. 我父母离异对我影响很大。
The government’s policies have so far had little effect on reducing the level of inflation. 到目前为止，政府的政策还没有对降低通货膨胀产生影响。greenhouse effect 温室效应side effect 副作用
2. disappoint vt.（使某人）失望
I'm sorry to disappoint you, but there aren't any tickets left. 很抱歉让你失望，但没票了。
3. impress vt. & vi. 这本书给我们印象最深的是它的生动的语言。
Steve borrowed his dad's sports car to impress his girlfriend. 史蒂夫借来父亲的跑车以讨女友的欢心。
I think the boss was favorably impressed by your presentation. 我认为老板对你的报告相当满意。
4. be /get used to(doing) some thing 习惯（做某事）
I do the dishes every day, so I'm used to it. 我每天洗碗，习惯了。
I can't get used to the fact that you're grown up now. 我还不习惯你已经长大成人这个事实。
used to do sth 过去常常做某事if something used to happen, it happened regularly or all the time in the past, but does not happen now We're eating out
more often than we used to. 和
过去相比，我们现在更常在饭店吃饭。
5. perform vt.做，执行；实行，表演，演出
Robert says he will resign when he is no longer able to perform his duties. 罗
伯特说当他不再能履行职责时，他就会辞职。
The operation was performed by a team of surgeons at the central hospital. 这个手术是由中心医院一组外科医生实施的。
Before every concert, she worries about how well she will perform. 每次音乐会前，她都会为能否演奏好而担心焦虑。
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6. combine vt.（使）结合，组合，综合
Diets are most effective when they are combined with exercise. 节食和运动结合起来效果最佳。
It's hard to combine family life with a career. 很难把家庭生活和事业结合起来。7. award n.奖赏，奖金，奖品
win/receive an award 获⋯⋯奖
Do you know who has won the best actress award this year? 你知道今年谁获最佳女演员奖了？
8. transform vt.（使）改观变形，转化
In the last 20 years, South Korea has been transformed into a major industrial nation. 在过去20年里，韩国变成了先进的工业强国。
Put yourself in the hands of our experts, who will transform your hair and makeup. 你把自己交给我们的专家吧，他们会使你的发型和化妆彻底改观。
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9. back and forth 来回地
The shuttle bus runs back and forth between the airport and the downtown area. 穿梭巴士在机场和市区之间往返运行。
He was pacing back and forth in the waiting room. 他在等候室中来回踱步。
10. unique adj.1) 独一无二的，独特的
Each person's fingerprints are unique. 每个人的指纹都是不同的。
2) 极好的，难得的，不同寻常的
It was a unique achievement — no-one has ever won the championship five times before. 这可是个非同寻常的成就－在此之前还没有人五次获得冠军。
11. popular adj.1)受大众喜爱的，受欢迎的
Video games are very popular with children. 电子游戏很受孩子们的喜爱。
2)多数人做的，公众的
It was decided by popular vote. 这是由全民决定的。
3) 通俗的, 大众的
Popular opinion is quite easily swayed by the media. 大众的观点很易被媒体影响。12. skip vi. & vt. 1)蹦跳着走
The children went skipping along the path. 孩子们沿着小路蹦跳着往前走。
2) 不做（某事）
Skipping meals is not a good way to lose weight.不吃饭可不是减肥的好办法。
3)略过，跳过
Let's skip to the last item on the agenda. 让我们跳到日程上的最后一项吧。
Unit 6 Design
Lesson1.A matter of taste
1.develop变得更好
He’s developed experience in management.在管理方面他已经很有经验。
develop建房
The land is being developed by a French company.这块地是由一家法国公司开发的。develop研究新产品
The company develops and markets the new software.这家公司研制和销售这种新软件。
2.favorite 形容词最喜爱的
Margaret was his favorite daughter.玛格丽特是他最喜爱的女儿。
Favorite 可数名词喜爱的人或物
This song is a particular favorite of mine.这首歌是我最喜爱的。
3.leave +宾语＋v-ing Don’t leave her waiting outside in the rain.不要让她在
雨中等候。
Leave +宾语＋pp He got up slowly leaving the lunch unfinished.他慢慢地站起来没有吃完饭。
Leave +宾语+adj  You’d better leave the drawing-room door open.你最好开着画室的门。
His illness has left him weak.他的病让身体很虚弱。
4.deep in thought 陷入沉思He sat there, deep in thought.他坐在那儿，陷入沉思
5.fix one’s eyes’ attention on 注视、注意
She fixed her eyes on the clock.＝Her eyes are fixed on the clock..她眼睛一动不动地注视着表。
fix确定，安排
Let’s fix a day, would Saturday night suit you? 咱们定个日子吧，星期六晚上你觉得合适吗？
Fix使固定，放在固定位置
We’ve fixed the picture on the wall.我们把画固定在墙上。
fix安排，解决
Everything had been fixed in advance.一切都提前安排好了。
6bine …with 把…和…结合起来
These films combine education with recreation.这些电影把教育和娱乐结合起来了。7.add to 增加
Their arrival added to our difficulty.他们的到来增加了我们的困难。Add…to…把…加到…上
She added sugar to her coffee.她往咖啡里加了些糖。
8.at, on 和in
at 在某一点，在某物旁
at the shop在商店 at ＋门牌号  in＋街道名at the end of the road 在路的尽头
On 在……之上（尤指在某物的表面上）On the wall在墙上
There is a bottle of wine on the table.桌上有一瓶酒。
In在……（范围）内

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